Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses. Learn more ...

Photos of the mystery jetsam, which is partially buried in sand and surrounded by seaweed, show that it has a gaunt, ...

While the common ancestor of vertebrates with synovial joints is still a mystery, the oldest specimen with evidence of these ...

Mexico’s attorney general has reported irregularities in an investigation by state authorities into an alleged cartel killing ...

Lawyers representing four Indonesian fishermen who say they were beaten and trapped on vessels that were part of the global ...

A severed human foot and lower leg have washed up on a beach in a holiday hotspot frequented by British tourists. The grim ...

It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the ...

He was a world-class endurance athlete, and then Pugh decided he could use attention-grabbing swims to persuade governments to think differently about marine ecosystems.

Brock’s iron shield fish adds to the rich prehistoric history of McGraths Flat, and contributes to its classification as a ...

A number of marks found on the bones of a man's remains found in Cornwall have given archaeologist's some answers as to who ...

When a group of citizens searching for missing relatives in the western state of Jalisco arrived at a remote ranch outside ...

Another alleged he was ordered to keep working after a load of fish landed on him, gashing his leg to the bone ... was found ...